natural gas

Exports to Mexico hit fresh highs Hike because of lower production, strong power burns and industrial demand LNG exports also near record levels Natural gas futures resumed their climb on Monday, buoyed by near-record export demand and the arrival of chilly weather. With the latest forecast extending and intensifying the cooler temperatures, the May Nymex…

Click here to listen to a new episode of NGI’s Hub & Flow podcast. NGI’s Christopher Lenton, senior editor for Mexico and Latin America, spoke to Mercuria Energy Co.’s Charles Blanchard in the latest episode. Blanchard, head of North American natural gas research, recently published an exhaustive study on the history of natural gas in…

LNG feed gas volumes hovered close to 2021 highs Pipeline exports to Mexico also held strong Forecasters are calling for below-average temperatures Natural gas futures forged higher on Friday, marking the fourth time during the week the prompt month finished in the green. Robust liquefied natural gas (LNG) volumes, coupled with seasonally strong weather-driven demand,…

Freezing weather in Texas in February and the subsequent energy supply problems on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border underline a need for greater energy integration between the two countries, Lorena Patterson, senior energy specialist and strategist, told NGI’s Mexico Gas Price Index.   “I would advocate for greater integration between the markets, and more diversification…

April chills brought higher futures prices and modest shoulder season gains for natural gas forwards throughout the Lower 48 during the trading week ending April 14, according to NGI’s Forward Look. For the April 8-14 period, fixed prompt-month prices at Henry Hub added 10 cents to average $2.619/MMBtu. Stronger prices at the national benchmark, which…

EIA posted a bullish natural gas storage report Demand for U.S. exports held strong Cash prices extended a weeklong rally amid chilly conditions Natural gas futures prices rebounded Thursday as the government’s weekly inventory report proved bullish, and both weather forecasts and demand for U.S. exports remained favorable. The May Nymex contract settled at $2.658/MMBtu,…

In a year dominated by the coronavirus pandemic and upended at times by an historic hurricane season, leading natural gas marketers posted lighter sales volumes for full-year 2020, according to NGI’s Top North American Natural Gas Marketers ranking. It marked the second consecutive year of lower overall levels. A global supply glut and weak prices…

Mexico’s natural gas market is still in its early stages and suffers from a lack of competition, but that’s not too far from how things were in the United States when the market started, according to Mercuria Energy Co.’s Charles Blanchard. Blanchard, head of North American natural gas research, recently published an exhaustive study on…

Consumption in the industrial sector is expected to drive a 3.2% year/year (y/y) increase in global natural gas demand during 2021, according to a second quarter Gas Market Report published by the International Energy Agency (IEA). This compares with a 2.8% increase forecast in the 1Q2021 report, IEA’s inaugural offering in the series. The projected…